Some residents in rural Ottawa have not had access to drinking water for weeks as they call on the city for emergency support.

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For the last few weeks, Juliann Dickie’s daily routine has looked a little different. Article content

She drives to the Carp Arena to take her morning shower, though she says there’s no hot water. At home, she can’t forget to dump a bucket of water into the toilet before flushing. She boils water to cook meals and do dishes. Every load of laundry involves a 20-minute drive to a laundromat. Article content Article content

Dickie’s shallow well has been dry for almost two weeks on her property in rural west-end Ottawa, and she’s been told by several well-drilling companies that it won’t recover until next spring.

“It’s been apocalyptic,” said

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